Montevideo, Aug. 3 -- At the ongoing Pan American Cup 2025, following their thrilling shootout win over Uruguay in the second semi-final, the USA women have secured qualification to the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup, Belgium and Netherlands 2026.

With Argentina winning the first semi-final against Chile, the final will be played between Argentina and the USA. However, Argentina have already qualified for the upcoming World Cup through a second-place finish behind qualified Netherlands at the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25. So, the USA, through their guaranteed top-2 finish at the Pan American Cup 2025, will take the direct qualification spot available to the Americas for the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026.

USA, placed ...